It was already ten o 'clock, and Helen was still not back.

Juven was a little hesitant. "Can … Can I stay tonight?"

Hayley was sitting by the bed, fiddling with her cosmetics. She looked up at him and nodded. "Okay."

Juven hadn't stayed over since she moved to the hotel. After all, it was different from before. Now that Helen was staying so close to him, it was hard for her not to notice that there was an extra person in the room.

Juven breathed a sigh of relief. Just as he was about to say something, Hayley said, "If you don't want to go home, you can go to Kinou's room."

"And then someone will find me coming out of Kinou's room tomorrow morning?" He raised an eyebrow. "Are you afraid that no one will say that Kinou and I are 'close friends of the same sex'?"

"Aren't you 'close friends'?" She smirked.

Juven went over and pressed her down. "What do you think?"

The two of them laughed and rolled around, kissing each other.

After a while, he let go of her and lay down. "You're leaving. I can't bear to part with you."

"I can't bear to part with you either."

"I'm going to Venice, Italy in a few days."

"The Venice Film Festival?"

"Yes.

I'll send you to Berkeley first, then I'll have to leave.

You know I hate flying. "He propped himself up on his elbows and looked at her." It'll be great if you can go with me. Then I'll be much more comfortable on the plane. "

"I can't take leave right after school starts.

I haven't been to Venice yet. I don't know if it's fun. "

"If I have time, I'll help you have a good time." He stroked her cheeks and chin. "I'll call you every night."

"Nights in Venice?"

"No, nights in Berkeley.

I'll calculate the time. It's not too early or too late.

They say that two people won't love each other anymore after being apart for a long time. "

"Maybe.

I haven't experienced it before. I don't know what will happen. "

Juven sighed. "I have to try my best to see you, in case you forget me."

He then asked, "Hayley, do you love me?

I've said 'I love you' so many times, but you've never said that you love me even once. "

"Is that important?"

"It's very important.

I need to know … do you love me? "

"I love you too, honey."

Juven sighed in satisfaction and lay down again. "I had a terrible day today!

But I'm happy now.

Baby, don't let distance be an obstacle between us. "

"Distance will never be an obstacle."

"What could it be?"

"People change. No one can guarantee that they won't change."

Indeed.

Juven also admitted, "I know.

But don't think too much about it. Just like now, I'm very satisfied. "

*

The next morning, Helen saw Juven coming out of Hayley's room. She didn't have any reaction. She just frowned and glanced at the two of them.

Juven greeted her carefully, "Helen, good morning."

Helen didn't answer him.

"Mom."

Helen said, "Take her to Berkeley this weekend. Drive carefully."

"I will."

"Are you going out today?"

"We're going out in the afternoon," Hayley replied.

"That's good.

I'll treat Juven and Kinou to lunch at the restaurant downstairs. "

Juven didn't expect to be invited to lunch. He hesitated for a moment and agreed.

Hayley followed him to Kinou's room. Kinou had just woken up. He was a little surprised that Helen would treat them to lunch.

"I have to go home in the morning. I'll come over later."

Hayley nodded. "I'm going up." She kissed him for a long time before leaving.

When she returned to her room, Helen stopped her and gave her two cash checks totaling $50,000.

"Tuition and living expenses.

You have to learn to plan how to use money. Keep the money you have. If you run out of money, come back and ask me for more. "

Hayley agreed obediently. "Okay.

Mom, I rented an apartment outside the school. I have to pay the rent. "

Helen didn't say anything. She took out her checkbook and wrote her a check for $15,000.

"I don't know about school. You go and register and do the procedures yourself.

I'm still living here. If I don't stay in a hotel, I'll tell you my new address.

I saw that Juven gave you a mobile phone. What's the number? "

Hayley wrote her phone number.

"Look, you've grown so big!"

Helen sighed softly. "If Frederick … if Dad sees you like this, he'll be very happy."

Hayley lowered her head.

"When I gave birth to you, I was still a child.

It doesn't matter if you're with Rui Fan or Keanu, it doesn't matter who you're with. I don't have any objections, but don't become a mother too early.

I'm still very young. I don't want to be a grandmother so early! "

"Mom!" Hayley was a little shy and a little surprised. Helen had never told her this.

"If you want to go out and play, then go out and play. At your age, you should play happily. Don't think too much.

It's okay to have more boyfriends. My baby is so beautiful. Of course, you can have anyone as your boyfriend. "

*

The Marmont Manor Hotel was located in West Hollywood. Kinou Reeves wasn't the only actor who used the hotel as his home. Most of the people who came and went were Hollywood insiders and tourists. There were all kinds of people.

The hotel's restaurant was also quite good. The food was exquisite, the service was good, and the price wasn't cheap. It wasn't rare for a meal to cost thousands of dollars.

Juven and Kinou were still wearing suits like last time, but they didn't wear ties or bow ties.

The two handsome young men, together with Helen and Hayley, were dazzling.

Everyone loved beauties. As soon as they ordered, someone came over to ask Kinou who the beauty beside him was. Was she also an actress? Why hadn't they seen her before?

Of course, Helen wouldn't pay attention to such a strange question. Her face was cold and arrogant.

Kinou said that this was Mrs. Helen Antrick. Only then did the other party understand.

Helen rarely appeared in Hollywood. Many people knew that Helen was a great beauty, but not many people had seen her.

Helen didn't talk much, and Kinou didn't say much either. They just listened to Juven and Hayley talking non-stop.

Helen didn't eat much either. Her table manners were impeccable, and everything she did was incomparably elegant.

Although Hayley looked childish, her movements were very well-educated and elegant.

Kinou realized that the mother and daughter were the kind of people who came from very good backgrounds. This was a temperament and foundation that couldn't be imitated by "My Fair Lady" -style education.

After dinner, Helen left first.

"I have to go up and change. I'll come down later.

Are you going to the lobby? "

"I don't want to go out in the afternoon. You guys go out and have fun," Kinou said.

"Give me your car keys."

"I didn't bring them."

So they took the elevator upstairs.

In the elevator, Juven kissed Hayley again.

Kinou shook his head. "Kids."

They went out on the 15th floor, and Hayley continued upstairs.

*

“Rio。”

"Yes?" Juven was looking for the car keys in the porcelain plate where he kept his keys.

"She's going to college."

"Yeah, what's wrong?"

"When she goes to college, she'll probably feel that she's not the same kind of person as us."

"So?" He found the car keys, held it in his hand, and looked up at his friend.

"— Nothing."

"Do you think that when she goes to college, her vision and knowledge will be different, and she'll feel that I'm not 'like-minded' enough?"

"Probably.

For girls like Sofia, I know what they're thinking. Their fathers and siblings are all in this industry. If nothing unexpected happens, she'll follow this path in the future. If she doesn't become an actress, she'll become a director or a producer.

Just like Bob, they've seen most of the filming scene since they were young. They won't think of anything else even if they don't like it.

Hayley, "he shook his head." She's different from us. She's also different from Sofia and Bob. "

"What's wrong with you?" Juven exclaimed. "You actually have such a realistic view of the problem!

Are you still the Kinou I know? "

Kinou smiled and said, "Don't give me that!"

Juven had a lot of trouble when he broke up with Martha. Although Juven looked mature, he was still a child at heart. When he suffered setbacks, he would be exposed. He was indeed still a child, and he couldn't accept failure.

"I'm happy with her now. That's enough." Juven didn't want to think about the "future."

The "future" was still far away, and he didn't need to worry about it now.

*

On Friday, Juven came to pick her up early in the morning.

He drove Kinou's BMW to the front door of the hotel and stuffed the suitcases in. Three suitcases barely fit, and the other one had to be put in the back seat.

Haley also had a large tote bag and a small square bag, both of which were in the back of the car.

Helen didn't walk her down, but Kinou appeared and wished her a safe trip.

Juven said goodbye to his friend, stepped on the gas, turned the steering wheel, and left the front door of the hotel.

He had already drawn the route on the map. On the way, he stopped to refuel, have lunch, and rest for an hour. He arrived at the University of California, Berkeley at 5 p.m.

He went straight to the apartment he had rented.

Hayley didn't come to see the apartment in person. She found a local apartment rental agent in Berkeley, and they mailed her a brochure. Hayley picked an apartment, called them to tell them which one she had chosen, and mailed them a deposit check.

The agent took them to the apartment. The furniture and appliances were all prepared, and the wallpaper and mattress in the bedroom were changed according to her requirements.

Hayley checked inside and out. Not bad, basically meeting her requirements.

The agent said, "See if there's anything else you want to change."

"The door lock?"